Damiana is a small shrub with aromatic
leaves found on dry, sunny, rocky hillsides in south Texas, Southern California, Mexico,
and Central America. Damiana
leaves have been used as an
aphrodisiac and to boost sexual
potency by the native peoples of Mexico, including the Mayan Indians. The two species used
in herbal healing, both of which are referred to as damiana, are Turnera aphrodisiaca
and Turnera diffusa.
Historically damiana has been used to relieve
anxiety,
nervousness, and mild depression, especially if these symptoms have a sexual component.
The herb is also used as a general tonic to improve wellness. Damiana has also been used
traditionally to improve digestion and to treat constipation, as in larger doses it is
thought to have a mild laxative effect.
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Damiana
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the Southwestern United States. Damiana leaf has been used traditionally by herbalists as a
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Damiana studies
The libido-boosting power of damiana hasn't been tested in humans, although a
liquor made from the leaves has long been used as an aphrodisiac in Mexico. In animal
studies, extracts of damiana speeded up the mating behavior of "sexually
sluggish" or impotent male rats. It had no effect on sexually potent rats.
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Damiana Composition
The chemical composition of
damiana is complex and all of the components have not
been completely identified. However, the known make-up is 0.5-1% volatile oil, flavonoids, gonzalitosin, arbutin, tannin and damianin (a brown bitter substance). How damiana works
as an aphrodisiac is currently not known.
Analysis of essential oils from wild and
micropropagated plants of
damiana (Turnera diffusa).
Fitoterapia. 2004 Dec;75(7-8):696-701. Programa de Agricultura de Zonas
Aridas, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, P.O. Box 128, La Paz,
Baja California Sur 23000, Mexico.
Damiana is a medicinal plant with many traditional uses and a reputation as an
aphrodisiac. Essential oils produced by this plant are used in traditional
medicine, and for the preparation of liquors and tea. The composition of
essential oils from wild damiana, plants grown with micropropagated methods
involving cell suspension, and explants in solid medium, is presented. Relevant
differences are observed in oils coming from wild and micropropagated plants,
where micropropagated plants being more uniform with respect to quality and
quantity. The most abundant constituents of the oils were caryophyllene oxide,
caryophyllene, delta-cadinene, elemene and 1,8-cineol.
Damiana Emails
Q. How long does it take for
damiana to work as an aphrodisiac
A. Unlike yohimbe which works in an hour or two, damiana takes several days to
work, even then the effects are mild.
Q. I have several herbs in mind to purchase, including damiana, muira puama,
horny goat weed, and catuaba. Can you tell me which one is the
best male
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A. We have not seen any studies comparing these herbs, but in our
experience catuaba is the best and damiana is the the weakest.
Q. I'm interested in smoking damiana, does it have any
bad effects if smoked?
A. Although we have heard of people smoking damiana, we don't know
much about it and we don't have personal experience smoking damiana.
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